Reeling device for tag forming machines



Jan, 7, 1936. H. IRMSCHER 2,026,97

REELING DEVICE FOR TAG FORMING MACHINES Original Filed Aug. 29, 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet l N V5 N TO R Mews #015 can? A TTORNE Y6 Jan. 7, 1936. H. IRMSCHER REELING DEVICE FOR TAG FORMING MACHINES Original Filed Aug. 29, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 [N VENTOR .4 T UR/VE Y5 Jan. 7, 1936. H H 2,026,39

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REELING DEVICE FOR TAG FORMING MACHINES Original Filed Aug. 29, 1931 5 s t -s et 5 P STRING INVENTOR Patented Jan. 7, 1936 REELING DEVICE FOR TAG FORMING MACHINES Hans Irmscher, New York, N. Y., assignor to Millie Patent Holding Co'. Inc.', New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Original application August 29, 1931, SeriaLNoj. 560,082, now Patent No. 1,951,417, dated March 20, 1934. Divided and this application May 12,

1932, Serial No. 610,814

1 Claim. (01. 242458) vicefor forming and securing tags successively to a continuous string or the like and winding the same uniformly upon a suitable reel. The

invention is particularly useful in connection with the forming of tags to be secured to tea balls, such tags bearing the label, brand or other indicia suitable for designating the source of origin,

brand, etc. In this connection, it should be noted that where the tags are secured in spaced relation upon a string or other flexible means, it is necessary that the winding of the string upon reels take place without disturbing the spaced relationship of the tags, the position of such tags being preserved in order that upon subsequent securing operations of the tags to the desired articles, the tags may not become entangled.

'In the operations necessary to form tea bags or other similar articles, the bag, after being formed, has secured thereto a string upon which a labelhas been secured in order that each individual bag may have its proper label. Suitable continuous tapes are provided with the desired ,indicia, upon either or both sides'thereof and the printed tapes are supplied to a device in order that portions of suitable design, bearing the previously printed indicia, may be stamped from the tapes. Simultaneously with the stamping operation, a wire staple is formed and inserted through the successive labels, the upsetting of the staple taking place subsequent to the securing ofa'string or other attaching device under the staple. After such operation has taken place, the string to which the labels are attached successively is carried to a reel and Wound thereon in accordance with the rate of securing of the labels to the string.

In effecting the foregoing operations, it is necessary that an effective string Winding and takeup mechanism -may be provided to insure the continuous and proper winding of the string upon f reels.

An object of the invention, accordingly, is to provide a device for forming tags from a continuous supply of tape and stapling the same successively to a continuous supply of string or other suitable attaching means, the device including an improved take-up mechanism for the string to which the tags have been stapled.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character, wherein the foregoing take-up mechanism for the string to which the tags have been stapled includes a substantially continuously operating drive from which power is taken to actuate a reel supporting spindle in such fashion that the movement of the reel is interrupted for only comparatively short intervals of time, during which time the tags are stapled thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved reel mounting and actuating means whereby axial movement of the reel is effected in addition to rotation thereof upon its own axle in a predetermined manner, this means including an axial feed mechanism, wherein the position of the reel with respect to the axial feed mechanism may be varied with facility.

Further objects, not specifically enumerated above, will be apparent as the invention is described in greater detail in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine for forming tags and securing the same successively and in uniform spaced relationship upon a string or other attaching means.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation showing the machine of Figure 1. 1

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation, showing the driving mechanism for the reel, constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view in section, taken on the dot and dash lines of Figure 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows 4-4.

Figure 5 is a View in section, taken on the 'dot and dash line of Figure 3, and looking in the direction of the arrows 5-5 thereof.

Figure 6 is a plan view showing the feeding mechanism for moving the reel axially.

Figure 7 is a view in end elevation showing the split nut and connection between the feed mechanism and the reel.

Figure 8 is a top plan view partly broken away showingv the reel with its driving mechanism in assembled relation. Figure 9 is a cross sectional 'view on line 9-9 of Figure 8.

with a horizontal table 2 having a lateral extention 3. A shaft 4 is journaled upon arms 5 formed upon the frame and any suitable means is provided for supplying power to the shaft. In the construction shown, a driven sprocket 6 is secured to the shaft 4 and receives power from a suitable source through a chain connection.

The extension 3 of the table serves as a support for the tape I which is supplied continuously from a suitable source and has, at spaced intervals thereon, suitable printed matter. The feeding mechanism for advancing the tape through the machine comprises a crank arm 8 which is journaled upon a bracket 9, secured to the extension 3 and connected to the link II through a suitable adjustable connection-I I. The link It) is driven by an arm I2 which is eccentrically mounted upon the driving shaft 4, rotation of the shaft thus causing reciprocation of link I0. Upon the other end of the bell crank lever 8, a link I3 is pivoted, the other end of the link being journaled at I4 upon a slidably mounted head I5. The head I5 is slidably mounted upon a guide I6 which is carried by the extension 3 and is thus adapted to reciprocate in response to the reciprocating movement of link I0.

Upon the slide I5, a dog I! is mounted, the dog being normally urged into engagement with the slide by means of a spring I8 and maintained in proper position with respect thereto by means of a link I9. The tape I is formed with spaced perforations I which are adapted to be engaged by the dog I! and thus movement of the tape is effected during movement of the slide I5 toward the table 2 since, during such movement, the dog I! engages the apertures I.

The tape I is moved across a punch anvil 20 and, during movement of the dog I1 and slide I5 away from the table 2 (the tape at this time remaining stationary), the stamping or punching operation takes place. After the tape has had the tags stamped therefrom, the remaining portions thereof are wound upon a suitable take-up reel.

A head 23 is mounted upon guides 22, a punch 24 being secured to the head. Reciprocating motion is imparted to the head and punch by means of a connecting rod 25 which is mounted upon an eccentric 26, carried by the shaft 4. The movement of the punch 24 and dog I1 is synchronized in such fashion that the punch advances into the tape carried by the punch anvil 20. upon movement of the dog I! away from the table 2. In this fashion, the tape I remains stationary while being punched.

Simultaneously with the punching operation described above, a staple is formed and secured to the tag which has been punched, the staple simultaneously securing the tag to a continuous string which is Wound upon a reel I25 in a manner which will be described presently. The tag forming and stapling operations are described in detail in the copending application No. 360,082 of which the present application is a division.

After the stapling of the tags successively to the string 61, the latter is wound upon a suitable reel I25 carried by a reel spindle ID. The reel spindle 10 comprises a tube which is mounted upon a stationary rod II, shown in Figures 3 and 4. The stationary rod II is secured to an extension I2 of the frame of the machine I, as indicated at I3. The spindle or sleeve I is secured to a gear 14 which has mutilated portions I spaced about the periphery thereof. Gear I4 is engaged by a driving pinion I6 which also has a mutilated portion II adapted to cooperate with the spaced mutilated portions I5 of the gear 14. Pinion I6 is mounted upon a shaft section I9 which is journaled at I8 upon the extension 12 and at 80 in a bracket carried by the extension. Rotation is imparted to the shaft section through a universal joint 8I and shaft 82 which receives power from a universal joint 83 and bearing 84 upon which a driving sprocket 85 is secured. Driving sprocket 85 may be driven from a countershaft upon which a primary driving sprocket 86 is secured, this driving sprocket receiving power from the power shaft 4 in any suitable fashion. It will thus be seen that rotation of the shaft section I9 causes the spindle ID to be rotated during the engagement of the teeth of driving pinion 15 with the teeth of the gear I4. As the mutilated segment 11 of the driving pinion engages the mutilated portion I5 of driving gear I4, rotation of the spindle I0 and the reel carried thereby is temporarily halted and the interval of time during which the rotation of the reel ceases is the time during which the punch 24 advances into the tape I and punches a tag therefrom and the stapling mechanism secures the tag to the string.

Axial movement is imparted to the reel by means of a suitable feed screw 81, the lower extremity of which carries a driving gear 88 which is engaged through gear 88 upon the shaft of a planetary pinion 89 carried by a head 90 which is mounted upon the spindle I9 (Figure 5). Planetary pinion 89 engages internal teeth 9| which are formed in an annular head 92 and thus, as the spindle I0 rotates, the feed screw 81 is turned to move a feed head 93 axially of the spindle. The take-up reel for the string preferably engages the head 93 and thus moves axially of the spindle as the string is wound thereon.

The feed head 93 is preferably formed of spaced members 94 having bifurcated extensions 95 which engage the spindle 19 to prevent rotation of the head with respect to the feed screw 81 (Figures 6 and '7). Between the members 94, cooperating nut sections 96 are pivoted, a spring 91 being provided to urge the sections normally together and into engagement with the shafts of the screws 81. Tags 98 extend upon opposite sides of the nut sections in order that pressure 'exerted thereon toward the members 94 may separate the nut sections and effect disengagement of the nut from the feed screws. In this fashion, the head 93 may initially be adjusted to any desired axial position upon the feed screw 81.

It will thus be seen that a machine has been provided which effectively winds a thread to which a plurality of tags have been secured in spaced relationship upon a reel, the mechanism being such as to synchronize the movement of the reel with respect to a tag forming and stapling mechanism wherein the thread bearing the tags may be carried in a. proper manner to the reeling mechanism. The reeling device is such as to feed the thread to which tags have been applied in spaced relationship to the reel, means being provided to advance the reel as it is wound whereby the thread may be carried upon the reel without becoming tangled. This operation is a substantially continuous one and affords a comparatively smooth drive whereby violent shocks and excessive wear are eliminated.

While the invention has been described with specific reference to the accompanying drawings, it is not to be limited, save as defined in the appended claim.

I claim as my invention:

A reel mounting and feed controlling mechanism comprising a rotatable spindle, a driving gear secured to the spindle and formed with muti- 5 lated portions, a driving spindle engaging the gear and formed with a mutilated portion whereby the spindle is rotated intermittently, a plate on the spindle, a feed screw journaled in the plate, means to impart rotation to the screw, a split reel positioning unit on the screw, and means to urge the split portions against the screw.

HANS IRMSCHER. 

